#C4493D#C4493D
#C4493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.160 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4493D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 73, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 68.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.06, 48.42, 33.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.06, 58.66, 34.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.08% 0.1403 0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.08% 0.16 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9925, 16.8414, 6.2960) |
| Luminance | 0.1684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.75
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.38
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.59
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.21
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.53
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4493D #3DB8C4
analogous
#C43D75 #C4493D #C48C3D
triadic
#C4493D #3DC449 #493DC4
tetradic
#C4493D #75C43D #3DB8C4 #8C3DC4
square
#C4493D #75C43D #3DB8C4 #8C3DC4
split-complementary
#C4493D #3DC48C #3D75C4
monochromatic
#67261F #96372E #C4493D #D2756C #E1A19B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#C4493D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#C4493D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4493D
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4493D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4493D | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.37 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A613B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897C39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D72C47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4493d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 73, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.160 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8173',
500: '#c4493d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4493d; $custom-light: #dd8173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4493d",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 73,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.333,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57075,
"c": 0.1598,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.16838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4493D
secondary
#90C7CD
accent
#D0DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B